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["Frank George (October 6, 1928 November 15, 2017), a Bluefield native, was a banjo player, fiddler, and piper, who also played piano, organ, hammer and lap dulcimer, and was a walking compendium of West Virginia traditional music history and jokes. He was the recipient of the 1994 Vandalia Award, West Virginias highest folklife honor. Jane George (November 11, 1922 February 19, 2018) helped launch the craft revival in the Mountain State through extensive fieldwork with traditional artists, educational programming, and by co-founding the Mountain State Art & Craft Fair at Cedar Lakes. She also hosted Mountain Heritage weekends and Kanawha County Parks Mountaineer Day Camps to teach young mountaineers about their cultural heritage, founded two Scottish dance troupes, and served as a 4-H agent in multiple counties. She was the 1993 Vandalia Award recipient."]

1. Basket belonging to Frank and Jane George, made by West Virginia artisan Claude Danville

Identifier:
4224.GeorgeFrankGeorgeJane.Photo.008.4.19.16
Title:
Basket belonging to Frank and Jane George, made by West Virginia artisan Claude Danville
Date:
2016-04-19
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Basket making
Location:
Roane County (W. Va.)